Engineer Project

Yagna S. Vyas E-mail:

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OBJECTIVE: Seeking a full-time position as an Environmental Engineer/

Professional in a reputed firm

EDUCATION:

University of Southern California (USC)

May 2006

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering

Nirma Institute of Technology, Gujarat University, India

June 2002

Bachelor of Engineering in Construction Technology and Management

CERTIFICATION:

Engineer-In-Training (EIT), California

April 2007

National Professional Engineers Examination (PE 8-hr cleared)

April 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING):

Parsons Water & Infrastructure, Pasadena, California

(May 2007 - Feb 2010)

Designation: Environmental Engineer (EIT certified)

Projects:

. City of Los Angeles Central Outfall Sewer rehabilitation project

Duties: Facilitated the City in acquiring permits from various

regulatory agencies

Prepared design workshop presentation for the City

Prepared project specifications, plans, pre-design reports, and

detailed design reports

. City of Visalia Water Conservation plant - Expansion from 11 MGD to 22

MGD, MBR

Duties: Actively participated in preparation of proposal

Prepared technical memorandums, site layouts, and presentations

for the City council

. West Basin Municipal Water District - Expansion from 2 MGD to 8 MGD,

MF-RO-NDN

Duties: Prepared hydraulic profile, pipeline conveyance, mass

balance, equipment-load list, project

schedule, site layouts, and cost estimates.

Carried out detailed design calculations

Assisted in preparation of technical memorandums, process flow

diagrams, and feasibility report

. Wahiawa Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements - 2.5 MGD, MBR

Duties: Prepared hydraulic profile and pipeline conveyance

Assisted in preparation of basis of design and engineering

reports

Provided input to CAD Designer/Drafters in designing Mechanical,

P&ID, and Civil drawings

. City of Tulare Industrial Waste Water Treatment plant (8 MGD), City of

Tulare Domestic Waste Water Treatment plant (6 MGD), City of

Bakersfield Waste Water Treatment plant (22 MGD), City of Banning

Water Reclamation Facility (2 MGD) - conventional

Duties: Analyzed various safety issues on the job site and prepared

site specific safety presentation

Assisted in supervising activities on construction site

Helped out in preparation of proposals

Performed detailed engineering analysis & design

Prepared detailed requisitions for material purchase,

services, and subcontracts

Reviewed supplier drawing submittals and technical bid

analyses

Prepared project specifications, master plans, proposals, pre-

design reports, and detailed design reports.

Prepared hydraulic profile, cost estimates, material take-off

Performed detailed design calculations

Provided input to CAD Designer/Drafters in designing Mechanical,

P&ID, and Civil drawings

AEI-CASC Engineering Inc., Colton, California

(Oct 2006 - May 2007)

Designation: Project Engineer

Duties: Prepared SWPPPs (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans), WQMPs

(Water Quality Management

Plans), and WPCPs (Water Pollution Control Plans).

Reviewed site-specific WQMPs proposed for new development projects

based on CEQA (California

Environmental Quality Act) guidelines

Accomplished NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System)

compliance review inspections

at the construction sites and prepared NPDES compliance review

reports for the clients.

Provided storm water compliance training to local contractors and

builders

Prepared site plans, project schedules, construction project

cost estimates and man-hour estimates

OTHER FIELD EXPERIENCE (CIVIL ENGINEERING):

Tejas Construction & Co., GIDC, Vapi, India

(Nov 2002 - Nov 2003)

Designation: Junior Civil Engineer

Duties: Site super vision. Labor & Material Management on site

Analyzed Design Change Request and discuss the same with

senior engineer to get optimum possible

solution for Design Change Requests.

Managed inquires generated from the customers and marketing team

Reviewed supplier drawing submittals and technical bid analyses

Estimated quantity for various construction materials and construction

cost

Prepared bar charts for labor and material requirements

Tejashree Enterprise, Ahmedabad, India

(Jan 2002 - June 2002)

Site Training: Construction of two commercial complexes

Prepared project schedules, bar charts for material and labor requirements,

design calculations, material take

- offs and construction project cost estimates. Assisted in supervising

activities on construction site

VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE:

Worked with a group of experts for damage evaluation of concrete structures

after "Bhuj Earthquake, Gujarat, India (Jan-01)", evaluated and suggested

repair techniques for more than 100 damaged structures.

USC: RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Water

Resources and Irrigation

Ecology for Environmental Engineers Air pollution

Fundamentals

Physical Processes in Environmental Engineering Water

Quality Management and Practice

Environmental Pollutants: Monitoring and Risk Assessment

Water Treatment and Design

Microbiology - Environmental Engineering Storm

Water Management

Chemical and Biological Processes in Environmental Engg.

Fluid Mechanics

Waste Water Treatment Design Water Chemistry

and Analysis

Hazardous Waste Management Construction and

Project Management

Environmental Engineering Principles Geotechnical

Engineering

Research Project-I: Expansion of I-710 Freeway - Project Leader

Evaluated various alternatives of 710-freeway expansion to assess the

impact on environment. Prepared and presented an EIR (Environmental Impact

Report) based on Traffic, Air and Noise Studies.

Research Project-II: Ground Water Recharge Project for Los Angeles County -

Team Leader

Group study of LA County Demographics/Groundwater Overview, Soil

Characteristics, Spreading Grounds, Storm water treatment, Seawater Barrier

projects, Advanced Treatment, Comparison of Los Angeles County vs. Orange

County Ground water recharge, Future Considerations.

Research Project-III: Constructed Wetlands and Natural Wetlands

Individual study involving construction, operation, and maintenance of

constructed wetlands for the treatment of domestic wastewater, agricultural

wastewater, and storm water runoff and compared with natural wetlands.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

- CAD AutoCAD, STAAD/PRO

- Programming C, BASIC, FoxPro

- Others Primavera, Flow Master, Biowin modeling software, Terrain

Navigator, MS Office Suite-

Word, Excel, Access, Microsoft project, Power point, Adobe

Photoshop, HTML

- Platforms Windows XP/NT/2000, Linux

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS:

1. Participated in one week Training Program on " Use of Software in

Structural Engineering (STAAD/PRO)"

2. Participated in earthquake structural inspection carried out by Grasim

Industries Ltd. (Vikram Cement, India) and CEPT (Center of Environment

and Planning Technology, India) after the 2001 Bhuj, India Earth Quake.

3. Taken leading part in the "Earthquake Exhibition" held at Nirma

Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad

OTHER SKILLS: Good communication Skills, Owning Project leadership,

Learning attitude, Reliability, Goal seeking, and Team building

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